diff --git a/dev-util/autoproject/metadata.xml b/dev-util/autoproject/metadata.xml
index 56c1244130576..7a38bb9009641 100644
--- a/dev-util/autoproject/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-util/autoproject/metadata.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-<maintainer type="project">
-	<email>base-system@gentoo.org</email>
-	<name>Gentoo Base System</name>
-</maintainer>
+	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
 </pkgmetadata>